Hi.

I have been delving into my photo bits and pieces. With luck attached below is a photo of the panel and diagram of Mill Lane Jcn signal box which I retired from just over 19 years ago. It controls Bradford Interchange Station which replaced Bradford Exchange some years ago. The old Exchange box went along with the old station The ten dead end platforms of the old station were reduced to four in the new one. The ten old platforms were divided equally, Five G.N., five L.and Y. The old box had two frames with a signalman on each frame except on the quiet night shift. There was no rail connection between the two halves until Mill Lane Jcn. Since I retired there has been a track remodelling to allow trains from both the Leeds and Halifax directions to enter the station at the same time. There was and still is a 15 minute service between Leeds and Halifax most of the day. As each train runs in and out of the station it will be the seen the signalman is on the go most of his shift. Across town the old Foster Square Station closed and was rebuilt with it's platforms being halved from six to three, how many cities can that have happened to? As I have wandered off railway modelling and indeed modelling in general I must mention that I outlived British Rail. I started work as a telegraph messenger at Foster Square Station in 1943.and I retired two weeks after the end of B.R. in 1994. There cannot be many of us that did that. Any more out there?.

In my last posting I mentioned my home made "power" drill. I have also found a photo of this. It's not too brilliant but I think it shows It's salient points. I cannot take credit for it being my idea. If I recall correct, P.D.Hancock had an article in the M.R.News or the Modeller but I cannot remember what kind of motor powered it. More modelling next time Derek.